I didnt know where to put this... selfish or not? (Long Post)

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As with many homeless veterans, whom most our country has turned their backs on, trauma based mental illness like ptsd does not allow them to re-enter society. There are many other factors like past criminal transgressions and addiction. What frustrates me is we will never be able fix this problem, for veterans and civilians alike

This is a classic example of how you are part of the problem, because you refuse to accept that there can be a solution...

The fact that you base your opinion on anecdotal evidence instead of really trying to understand the factors says a lot about said opinion....you need to realize in this matter you are no expert.

Da Hell? Did you freakin' miss the part where I freakin' explained to you that I have been recently homeless, and have spent extended periods of time in the VA's freakin' mental health system?

And while that does not make me an expert, as you say, I personally believe that I know one hell of a lot more about it than you do, so tell me one more freakin' time I don't know what I'm talking about then go back to your academic study of the freakin' problem, but waste my time no more.

Learned helplessness is, in a way, a form of PTSD, yes?

That would be splitting a very fine hair...

Learned helplessness is behavior typical of an organism (human or animal) that has endured repeated painful or otherwise aversive stimuli which it was unable to escape or avoid. After such experience, the organism often fails to learn escape or avoidance in new situations where such behavior would be effective. In other words, the organism seems to have learned that it is helpless in aversive situations, that it has lost control, and so it gives up trying.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that can develop after a person is exposed to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, or other threats. Symptoms may include disturbing thoughts, feelings, or dreams related to the events, mental or physical distress to trauma-related cues, attempts to avoid trauma-related cues, and alterations in how a person thinks and feels.